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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1941-06-12, Page 3ev the. •' THURSDAY JUleTE 12th, -'194i THE iLUCKNOW SENTINEL Lyceum y ulm. Theatre WINGHAM Show starts a6 8.00 P.M. except Saturday. Saturday night two shows at .7.45 & 9.45 . .p.m, Thursday. Friday, Saturday UNE12,13...14 MELVYN DOUGLAS' JOAN RLONDELi "The�•+"'• Artta�.in A humorous .us melodrama,;.:' Ne sheep Also -...The Three8 •Stoo :es d'uold knihicat t 'Vartogn'y"' • '" ws" 'es.dyedIatinee Sat. afternoons •Woo londay, Tuesday, Wednesday __oatpar - 1Lhevio 4,JUNE .1;6 17 •p tweeds J / 1$ bek tut O LE, BILL • rneres trOLPIIE MENJOU &'. Ti e' ' • CAROLE• LANDIS'-in ' • TURNABOUT"' 'and.' JOHN.HOW AleD & ELLEN DREW. in `Texas. Ranger Ride' Again' ' S, A comedy picture and 'a: 'West- C E • MAFEK.I NG Mrs. Harvey .Webb. and• children of St. Helens: spent Monday, ,'afternoon with Me. and Mrs. Thos. Anderson. Don't forget tihe' Ashfield Circuit gfirden ,p`arTY'this Friday night. . Grace -Blake -of Dr ambo -spent the, xveek erid at her home: • Mr. -Harvey' Kilpatrick is employed, - at Clinton. . - • Mr. and Mrs. Reg Broonle of Holy - rood visited on Sunday with •,Mr. , and Mrs. : George Saunders. A' number. from' this line • attended thee rnilitary demonstration in Luck - now Monday: evening. • Mrs. Clifford Kilpatrick spent it couple of days this .week with friends •' in Goderich. , HOLYROOD Miss Mary. Smith .'spent the week end with friends at. St. Thomas,. • •••Mr. • and Mrs. • James• .Baker spent Friday evening at Mrs. • Almer Ack-- ert's: • - ..Misa Irene'. Pletch .. of Teeswa-tares spent the,.week-end at Mr. Thos. Har - cis'. Mr. :Richard Ellibtt isn attending the County •Council• held in • ,I(incardinc this session. • The community `ektends their syn'.. pathy to .Mi and 'Mrs. .Morris Hod- gins (nee 'Vera Johnstpn) in. the • los, of their little daughter, Murie•1 v4io passed ttwa�c: t -nine o''cloelc .Mondae evening. The little girl had whooping cough, that later turned to pneumonia - Mr. , and Mrs. James: Smith.. and •family. • spent . •Sunday, at Mr:' Robt. ' • Donaldson's, Langside. Mr. and M.rs. Eddie -Thompson, e.- Reggie .Broome spent Spn= Mr..' George Saunders', Maf- DUNG&NNON Miss Alma Anderson, who has• coni • - pleted her Norinal Course at ,Street -- ford, is Supplying at Crewe Sahao; this :week for Miss Quinn• who was: in a • motor a:ecident. • Miss Dorothy Robb spent a few days recently withk her aunt, Misr M, J: Robb. • i.Ir, and Mrs. David .S•. Erringto • ,re visiting in. Toronto with thei r daughter, „Mrs..Stanley Hughes.. Mi'. Arthur , . Brown, Dundas, ,gen the : eek -end at his home here. • Mr, and Mrs. Parkie 'Wiggins 'ane son Billy 'spent. a week with .cher rel atives at. Wyoming. • Mrs. S. Herbert '-Stothers is enter taming this Week- for:,her. sides -.daughter, Eliza. Lenore„to a trouseal tea for their. friends. . Mese "Millie •Anderson spent;,•,th'c week=end with friends at Walkerton Mr. and Mrs.. Chas. Alton- and Mi and .Mit, John Blake attended. anni- versary services at Zion Fere Sunday Miss- Fern-, Alton-. was --guest 'soloist et one •of the- ser.vices; • Mr. and, Mrs, Lea Cousins and•twc childrenof . • e , Detroit are spending vacation•around these parts 'anal •of r p esent are at Wingham. Mrs.. Cous• iris evas . formerly Mary-Mih'bn.i ._ . - . Mr. and- Mrs. W. A. Culbert, Wil'• and Cora visited en Sunday with Mr an . rs.. conal Crawford, Goder- ich Mrs: Matilda •Congram, London called • on several • around here:.,las-' week. The directors of the Goderich Rural • Telephone Company met on 'Tuesday and' chose Mrs:' Lorne Ivers• as • sec- retary -treasurer. to •replace Mrs. G C. Treleavee who had :resigned Econ the 'position, . days last week at' Stratford for the Patriotic Display for. Victory. Loan Mrs.. Colbert Chas moved to the: house belonging to the Pentlai►d• Estate -south of the village. Mr.. and -Mrs. Stephen: - Herbert., Stother,s announce' the •erigagemen.t' oe their eldest laughter, Eliza • 'Lenore to'.Mr. Henry Geo. Bradley;:,eld- est'son of Mr. and Mrs: Harry Bead, ley; •Goderieh. The marriage: will •take place•.the latter, part of June. . .The. regular”:`monthly ••nfeetirig of the United church M. S. met 'or Friday,.afternooeeeJfu-ne 6th -with -Mss, Arthur Elliott .in the''chair. After 'the' o , meg. hymn, ' the •president retie John 'leek chap. ands. led in...prayer. Mrs,Reed .reed' a 'second reading in the Bible and commented on• the' same: • After a hymn; the, roll call and min- utes -were' read, and approved. Mi Ceo. s Harris ' then: took charge • o£ the program and gave . • an interesting paper .on community friendship. Mrs.. . McWhinney .read letters. from the West with appreciation ''of Vales of 'clothing from • the Society. 'Mrs. A.. Roach read •an article. on- Garden of Friendliness. Mrs.. Harris, reencln. the Life 'of Rev. Perkins at • the Soo: The hymn "Blest be the Tie, that Binds" was, sting and„ the president closed with- prayer .and -the benediction. Thr Quarterly .Bir:.tlid.ay tee was then ser-' eyed• at six o'clock. .' Orates •an d Seaforth. a forth. 1 'The church was beautifully 'decora- ted for the occasion- ,with peonies and iris. The 'chola was .ably eaglet - ed -by,a quartette front Northside Uel- ,ited 'Church, Seaforth, Mr. Craw vias assisted in the. pulpit'by. the. Rev. E. F. Chandler,..orI(ippen, W: iie•r•, of Seaforth, and his, brother -.in- law, 'Revs. H. J. Uren of London., • •;Mr. Craw chose, as' his text• Acts 20.24.. The sermon took the• fort,• of a:men'ioxy,trip;back,over his ,40 years .of Christian' ser vice, ;He, began `with. his • own .boyhood :hgnie fin ,the• Manse at Hillsdale. He ,was brought: up,in•a beasu.tiful Christian• home where •obedi- encs and strictness were,' -observed but where tlh;ere was also love,, tenderness and a' deep stretuin,`of pure, undefiled religion. There were_.four. boys _.fraise this , home who left to study for the. unitistry, because they believed. their _Father's life,. thee' ideal, life, -arid ,they seeined, too, to see a vision of the finest and most 'beautiful life.. • FORMER PASTOR ATO RETIRE, IS. HONORED Large congregations on Sunday; :lune 1st, gathered 'at Cavan Church, LVinthrifp, to celebrate the_ anniver*. sary .of Rev. R. W. Craw's. fortieth year in the Christian ministry. . Visi- tors were present . from Lucknow, Fergus, Dorchester (all foimer• pas - ASHFIELD . :. The school children enjoyed a 'holi- day on Monday in honor of the•King's' birthday. ^ . , 'The work on th.e' new bridge is go- ing ahead very well. They . expect 'to start running the- cern-fent-are Wednes - day.- • • 'The -wren of -this 'corner of Aslifie171- gathered on -Friday to raise the frame. of Mr. J. Cellinson's barn.. • Two of the quilting groups met last week and each. finished. quilt, Rev. Mr. • and Mrs. Esler.. Were An. - London lastweek. Mrs. D. A. 'MacLean, Mrs. D. Bine, Mrs. Merryfield; Mrs.. MacKenzie and Mary spent 'a day in 'London recently ilr _loess 0 vetch sugpli O 1." *yt1�� Ott:- `NCO *Ct. 4, eee CANADA'S telephone traffic' is climbing to; new peaks! Engaged ire all•out war effort Canadians are depending on telephone facilities more than ever. That's why tele. -phone workers are determined to maintain the fastest, most efficient service under alleconditions. They are especially grateful (or' the sympathetic- co --opera- tion of . all telephone users. Subscribers can aid hi making severely -taxed telephone facilities yield'maxiinulis service .. . By lookingup the number in the'directory • By speaking distinctly ,directly into the . mouthpieee• • .By answering promptly when the bell rings • Please tie sure, also; to replace the receiver on the -hook. Over 120,000 times last year, tele - Phones were reported "out of ywo .9e0)146' order" because of receivers left !J" / 'off or improperly replaced. These things are, what we mean by "co-operation". - Gir iir+7 lUl+e9s� ? " 5 Mr. Craw spent.,four, years .in Uni•- versity'•frorrr ,189411898.' Here he met the girl who was later to be his wife. He. went to Knox- •College in .the fall of '98. • Dr. Cavan. was • the', principal, at this time. In 1901 in the '.spring he went West. having offered himself for Holm Missions..He was sent to 13t-itish' Columbia. • His first field was • ned: There 'no church so they wore .hipped over a 'store: Me was there for one year, ' • , • 'Ire the • spring• he.' was called 'to' Khelo, a deftinct'ntinrng town,,'where "tate only thriving industry was the saldon: business. There were fourteen going day • and night. 'Next -he- ,was' called to. • Vernon; a: central' town' ip the beatiti•ful •O.kariagan Valley:: 'But into, • this divine beauty the sins of drink. gambling, and chance, had crept.' While Mr. craw wa's niii British col - bis .the 'two ,eldest' dhildren, 'Helen ;,nd W;>1tec .were :born,' Mi Craw came east and was. called_ to, St. Helens, near 'Lucknoty: The two years•, spent there were . among the ,happiest of their. lives. He' rrientioned his session especially as being .six of the .finest Cliristl'ati gentlemen he had ever ha'd' ds elders in his.40• years: Froth' St. Helens..he-was 'called to Melville Church, Frgus. " Here, he said, •he •really learned :his.':craft•.ar pastor, preacher, visitor , and friend He spent almost twenty years in that pastor}ate, being there through Church Tlniorl .and the World - war.- From I''ergus he went to„ Lucknow to a .for- me Methodist church: He was receiv- ed wits, open arms.. There were tic Presbyterians, no Me,thodists; all were .tJnionists. • ' • Frons Lucknow he went to'Dorch'es-. ter .and Crumlin for a ,fete, years; the highlightof -these 'years being the. visit received from his daughter Hel- en, and her, husband' and family -from, o China. • • , The last fixer Years 'of his ministry werespent in .McKillop dharge. Here he said, he learned the true meaning of good country neighbors. •Mr..Craw, in closing,thanked all, or' their great kindness to ' hiinselL nd his family. He ,mentioned that Mrs. ,Craw had always been a neat- elp and inspiration- to him -in hew work. He acknowledged what he owed o his family who had , always' been joy and blessing to them. -He -paid ribute to his -three brothers who had 11 passed on and to his deceased sis- er, Margaret, '9a1so his twin sister rs. Uren, • of London. Mr. Craw's ' closing words were: "Be steadfast, unmovable, ' 'always abounding in the Lord, so . that. you know that your labor has not been in vain, in the 'Lord". Rev. Arnold Matthews, a. son-in- law, ,read a message sent by air anal across the Pacific from 'Rdv. W. H Mitclhell.. of_ Chia,_ theother, son -in-. law. Messages were ; also sent from Dorchester. and Crumlin.: After the , service the guests from a distance were served tea at 'the home of Mr. ' Robt, MaeFarlan. r.n Monday evening a •supper was served in the church. The program swath Mr. Bremner as chairrhan, was Put' on by .memb,ers of all foureharget in which Mr. Craw had preadhed, The. T.uckntiw quartette rendered several :beautiful selections, and Miss MVlargar• et Habkirk of Winthrop sang very beautifully, "Life, Has -So Many Love- ly Things' Had We But Eyes To See''. Milts Isabel Craw gave five very ap- propriate •readings. Addresses were given by Mr. Wm. Murdie of Luck -i'' nom• -Mr. Hugh" Templin, editor of the 'ermi's News -Record; Mrs. Arn- olid Matthews; Rev. H. V. Workman of Seaforth, and Rev. Frank Gilbert -of Walton. The Ludic/love friends presented Mr '. and Mrs. Craw with a reading lamp. The McKillop charge presented Mrs. Craw with a' bouquet and Mr. Craw With an anniversary cake. CPI -ROSS' CORNERS Mr.. and Mr's.• Fred Johnson of List- owel' spent' Sunday,of last ,week with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wall; Mr. Art Hodgins and Earl Rod gins were in St. Thomas for a couple of dans attending a Lodge. convention.' • Miss Ethel Wall • visited her par- ents over the. holiday. Miss Shirley Hodgins viSited friends • in Toronto . •over the w'eek- ertd. • IVO. and Mrs. Harr'I+_Leeson of Pal- nic rston agent Sunday afternoon With' Mr. and Mrs. Earle Hodgins. ' Miss Marion Hodgins of. Toronto Ralph - of Brantford and 'Harry of Tgiorns. onto were home over the week enc? -n'ith their mother, Mrs. W. -Hod - Mre. Art Hodgins is spending ; week in Toronto ,with` her sisters. • Mr. Alex MaeI(enzie and Jim Parks spent an evening last week at Mr. Earl Hodgins, .NEWSY 'NOTES OIL DRILLING operations are' tine derway in 'Kincardine• Township near, the shore of Lake Huron.- where 600• .acres • have- been leased ty the Union Gas ,Company of Canada. JACK BOWERS of 'Ripley, recent- ly graduated from Stratford Normal school has been appointed principal of a two -room p.ubIa school at Court- right, Ontario, a few miles.. south of Sarnia. s • , A BRUCE, COUNTY deputation re- cently interviewed Hon. T. B. Mc- Queston, • minister of • Highways , Jwith a, view to, having the Province take, over the 'Hanover-Chesley'Tara-A1- lenford county. line, between Grey •and'• Bruce. The reply was to -the ,effect that the province, could met • db arty paving on 'this• road if :it' Were:- taken. over area -hence • the :two Counties, it.. is ,expected; wi pro ceed wit0' the ir: plans •for .hat.d• sdfa& n : hi h - way. the, deputation::was, composed of the,. County, Engineer; 'G'eo. Steph- enson, .the County Highways Commit- tee. composed of Rich. • Elliott,.,; Reeye. of • Kinloss, ::chairman E. • J; Downs; Reeve of Hepworth, :and Alex 1VIcTav-• • ish,•Reeve of Greenock;_ and_ the_ War den's -Committee •.of • Roy VariDusen, Reeve of Tara; Robert Sloan,: Reeve of Elderslie, and William Po'll.ock, Reeve of Kineardine, wa•s.also accom panied;by Thos. Duff, Reeve',af krran; JACK MulDONALD-<, of. "Cheslej • `vas elected reeve :or. that town: in three-way' contest- to fill ;the vacancy caused by the ,death of 'Reeve Ewart 'Mr.. • MacDonald ' defeated .. Claytor Scllaus arid , Clifford Wright. BY .A• VOTE of 291 to 69,' pate• payers of Kincardine approved the ex: 'penditure of $18,000 • to •.erect' a• new MACLEOD . (DICK) .CRAIG; ••'of' hockey. fame, second year student' at Osgoode Hall, is again serving as jun- ior in the law 'office ' of Campbell Grant, at. Walkerton. He will remain` there: during the summer vacation. PAISLEY 'COUN'CIL 'has, passed a motion tee cancel any tobacco, : pool- room or 'other municipal. licenses,: on preiniseswhere there are slot mach - etc Ines, pin 'machines •'or., similar devices i of chance: I C KINLOUGH The annual. Deanery meeting fo Bruce was Leid • at the Ang1•iknt eh Kiiilough, Thursday' last Ju.. 5th. Around 150 delegates ,atte►ide The .laymen, cleegy and W. A. meet Digs followed a most impressive -Com munien sei. ice, 'Mrs; F. C. McRitchi the retiring .president, had charge c the W. A. meeting. Encouraging re ports is weee given from the, secretai•ie of Girls' W. A. Dorcas, Jr.. W, A. Church Boys' League and Little Help` ers: Mrs. Standing of Chesley; who ha served' faithfully as secretary -trews urer'for, the" ,past' 'number ,of yearn was .appointed president and , alsc presented with a Life. Membership Mrs. Edgar *Owe of Kincardine wil succeed Meg. -Standing, as . secretary- treasia.re'r. uMrs, Symons.•, of China was truest speaker and•told �'of. the growth of , ,the Christian work in China and also haw, 'War has .hindered the' -,work Rev.' Horace - Watts of 'Japan, also, gave a 'splendid .r talk on the Mission:` ary work of `the church..The spread .of the Gospel is the. duty of each ,oI .us. Begineat hone; with your. nearest neleho u our andfling rn out ut the Christian• banner••wnerever-you a're, R Mrs: H. A. ;Graham visited Thurs- day with her daughter, eers.'M. John-. stone,? Listowel. Syrnpathy of .the entire 'community is extended to Mr.; and Mrs. Maurice Hodgins iri the loss of',their infant daughter, Muriel . Juan. • Mr, and Mrs. B.. Bushell and Ron- nie and•. Mr. and Mrs. •Wes. Whyte' oi• London spent the''week-end ,with then parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hodg- kinson. Mr. George • Haldenby spent' a few days in Toronto. Colleen visited during the• week With her mother, M,rs, B. Slessor, Members of the 'W.'A.'are to.'be. gitests of the ladies,: of St. • Thomas' W. A. on Thursday of this. week. • r n Jun d: e• f 5•. REEVE JOHN A. LOGIgE .of,Pais- ley .was elected n Wardeof, ,Bruce held on Saturday.at the,home of"Miss•. County:a.t the opening session. in Kin es .:Ardyss and Gertru,dde• Brown rtvith: ardine on • Monday. evening; •succeed- 'an .attendance- of twelve... ;The Jul rig.- the late Warden; S. M. Ewart of meeting will .be held at the home -of, h l'.• • THE PICTURE, GALLERY--- HO IS•.HE?< Lastweek's picture was the late THOMAS TRELEAVEN,- former .Lucknow photographer, and whose widow and daughter, Gertrude still reside in the Village. It may be quite possible that Me. Treleaven took' many' of the pictureswhich we are now pu'b'lishing. • • SENf,.`R ROOM' TO BE.CLOS.ED - - ST • IIEL N' •" The ratepayers shave learned with regret that awing to the decrease in. enrollment the senior • room of the St: Helen's school will be closed at the •endof the .present team. The June meeting • of the Women's Institute • w,as held • in the ,Community Hall witch, the president, Mrs. Gordon 1VIePherson in the chair. Committees, .were , appointed to arrar)ge for .an ` • . At Rome and 35,00 was voted toward • the jam -making project Miee__Mace' ' �. Kenzie Wehb gave, a splendid report of, the „District Annual .meeting held ' at Wingham: ' '1VIr$:. Durnin Phillips" , favoured with' a. piano..aolo and read-• ' Ings "were given bf :Mrs:.Balls• ,•and Mrs. 'E. McPherson. Mrs. f'xordon was ,the winner of .the knitting bag given • '. 'by. Miss Mary'...Murray with' proceeds' , anro.unting to.$2:10,: Lunch' was served .by the hostesses; Mrs: D; Todd; Mrs; Allan•Durnin and • Miss Mary Murray, •, .Her many friends are glad, okn owtIat MissMary Rutherford is,h0 me -Weer six wee cs seem iii 'St Joseph's Recent visitors in the coma unity 'included Mr. and Mrs. John .Brown of Forest and ••Mr. Dan Lurch of Lon- • . don with Mr: and Mrs. F. G. and Mr. ,arid .Mrs. ••T. J. Todd;, -Mr.. and Mrs. . Jack Berndt of Detroit and' Mrs.' Mc- , Farlane" of Jamestown withMr. and: , 'V!is. G. McPherson; Mr. and Mrs..' Jas. Jas. Douglas and family :of M'itch'ell with Mr. ,and Mrs,. J. Cameron; Mr. 1:'W.'Salkeld,:Misses Mary and Eliza- beth Salkeld. of .Goderich with 'Mrs. Gordon; • .Trooper -Kenneth Tailor .of `+•�iQ�•'�''�Sd�"i'v'cejir—.'7'--b'air-.l N_.. chew . with his eousms, Gordon and . Allan 'Miller. • • • . • Hospital London The United W. , M. S. "meeting wad held on • Wednesday at the home o:, Mrs. Wm. Scott 'with an attendance•. of ten. The Juby meeting win -be heli at the home of "Mrs, George Hart.- / nese. • • j The Mission Band meeting . wet es eye . , I .Mrs. Wn', • Scott. Anniversary.. services will. be- -held: this •Sunday, June 15tth. at 11 a:m. Rev. ' •Palmer of Palmerston tv'i11 be the .west speaker.. • A garden,• party ;will -elle" be .held ,orm 1' Thursday,: June 19th: -Supper serves• from, -6 ;: to 8. Admission; , :Adults 35c •-- Children 200. The Blueval;e • Young• People will present their play. 1 Get into the battle against• Hitierism-Enlist• Now! alis is Canada's fight -and YOU are Canada. Everything for which you have worked and plannecl—your'-life, your home—are threatened by the fiendish attacks of the Huns and though we toil in the factories to produce' weapons with • 'which to crush . them, ' these weapons are useless without MEN. , • The: Canadian Active Army requites titan for, Artillery, Engineers, Sigmas Artlnaned ears, anks 'Infantry, Transport and Supply, n other of tihe Service. The Arron is , prepared to teach ' many trades, and tee train you to efficiently handle Canada's weapons of war. ' t • Go to your nearest District Recruiting. Office. . Find out about these Unitts; how they work, what they do. See just Where you'll fit See +where;anys. particular i11 lyou'. possess .:scan • beet be utilized. Then join".typ for `ACTION ' Apply. to Nearest DiStrlet Recri iti'ag Office .. 4 or . Any Local Armoury a RATES OF PAY IN • TIIE RANKS $1.30 per Day with Board. Lodg- ing, i Clothing, Medical. and Dental cafe provided. EXTRA: (1) Rates -varying from 250 to 95¢' per day for skilled tradesmen while^ ern - Flayed. (2)',• Dependent• Allowances in Cash: $35' to, wife, $12each per month for 2 children only '3 depeadenta per soldier. DEPARTM ENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE CANADA /Lent in • 'Pan . 1 ,,..sre;:..,,.M 4 •